Seán Quinn’s second coming

As Seán Quinn emerges debt-free after just three years, Seán McCárthaigh ponders on the future of the entrepreneur whose personal history mirrored the rise and fall of the economy

A short hearing in a courtroom in Dublin yesterday morning brought an end to one remarkable chapter in the colourful career of Ireland’s once richest man, Seán Quinn.

The 68-year-old entrepreneur, whose personal history has mirrored the rise and fall of the Irish economy in the past 15 years, was discharged from bankruptcy by the High Court.